Recent content by TYK310

Jesus, I tried taking out one of the RAM sticks for the hell of it cause I didn't know what else to try swapping... and it booted up and ran windows. Anyone know why I can't run 2 8gb sticks? I used to run 2 4gb sticks on my set up i just replaced... weird. Guess I gotta return the new ddr4 RAM...

I tried the reset cmos and nothing changed. But i just noticed that when it powers on, it seems to power reset 3-4 times in a row before staying on.. Is that an indicator of anything? Edit: so theres an LED on the mobo that flashes 00 19 4C 26 over and over before freezing on the 26. Anyone...

How would I go about reseting the CMOS? is it specific for each different mobo brand? Also I'd added a pic of what it looks like incase that helps. http://tinypic.com/r/2gtnarq/9

i picked up the mobo for 63 bucks, it was half price from the original 130ish. Is there nothing else I can do to troubleshoot why it may not be displaying? Also, I heard that new CPUs are suppose to make a beep sound? I don't think i heard one the first time i powered up the new cpu and mobo.

I have a gtx 970 in there and i've tried the video ports on the card as well as the mobo, with no response. The computer is running and getting power to the fans it seems. But this mobo was also an open box item from microcenter... I'm assuming they'd check that is works before they sell it...

Hi, I just updated to a new intel i5 6600k and asrock z170 extreme 4 (from an FX 6300). I also picked up a new H100i v2 cooler. So after plugging everything, all the parts of the computer are running except that there is no display out onto my monitor and i've tried the multiple output modes my...

So after reading the forums, I learned that the CPU can apparently bottleneck the GPU performance (im assuming there's a scientific reason behind this if anyone wants to give me a watered down version). My main question is to know if there a formula or rule of thumb for determining which CPUs...

tea urchin, oh thats good to know cause i never knew the cpu could be the limiting factor. What cpu would I need to have to be able to run the top end gpus like a 980/970 or r9 380/390? would I need to upgrade my mobo as well? I'm looking to invest for the next few years.

@tea urchin - Ya I have that MB. So you're saying if i connect one of the newly released single graphics chip that says pcie 3.0 in its spec requirements (ie. a gtx 980 ti or r9 390) it will still work at full performance still in my pcie2.0 slots?